This week in math, we dived into the fundamental concepts of slope and linear equations. Slope represents the steepness or incline of a line and is calculated as the change in the vertical direction divided by the change in the horizontal direction between two points on the line. Understanding slope helps us grasp how lines rise or fall.

Linear equations, on the other hand, describe straight lines on a graph and have the form y = mx + b, where ‘m’ represents the slope and ‘b’ is the y-intercept, the point where the line crosses the y-axis. These equations allow us to model relationships between variables in a wide range of situations.